Weather Update, July 5 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued orange alert warnings for a number of states for July 5, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Goa, West Bengal and for coastal areas of Karnataka.

As rains wreak havoc over several parts of the country, around 43 people died in rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh in the last 14 days while 37 others went missing, PTI reported. Cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides crippled normal life in the state. With rivers flowing above danger mark, IMD warned against "Extremely heavy rainfall (>=21 cm) very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh on 06th July."

Rampant waterlogging was report...